May 2015 BS thread from Illinois
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Yeah blackpowder stuff has to be cleaned pretty quickly.If you dont the residue will eat the barrels from the inside out. The residue absorbs moisture from the air and turns into a mildly acidic thing that eats metal slowly.
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Nothing really special needed at all. I use a water based black powder solvent and all of my cleaning tips and brushes for the barrel are for 12 gauge shotguns. Dor the lock I use a cheap toothbrush from walmart to scrub the lock.
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Depending on the event quite alot can be done. When we would do the one event in Ft Erie we could go through at east 200 rounds of ammo in a day for our regiment alone. ( blanks of course.) I have fired enough at that even in the evening battel that the barrel of the musket was too hot to handle. I have used a cartrdige box with room for 36 rounds and have filled that and placed anoter 20 rounds on top of those, plus another 40 in my haversack and have used all of the ounds and had to borrow more.
